Army promotion Board 2021: NCOER
This flashcard set provides a summary of the Army Evaluation Reporting System as outlined in AR 623-3. It covers the purpose of ERS, types of evaluations, and the factors considered in DA evaluations to determine a Soldier’s potential for promotion and increased responsibility.
What Army Regulation prescribes the policies for completing evaluation reports that support the Evaluation Reporting System (ERS)?
AR 623-3
Key Terms
What Army Regulation prescribes the policies for completing evaluation reports that support the Evaluation Reporting System (ERS)?
AR 623-3
What does the Evaluation Reporting System (ERS) identify?
Soldiers who are best qualified for promotion and assignment to positions of greater responsibility
Under the ERS a Soldier is evaluated on performance and potential. In this system, what three kinds of evaluations are given?
Duty
School
DA evaluations
DA evaluations focus on an individual Soldier’s potential. They are judgments on their ability to perform at current and higher grades, and they are also made to judge whether an officer or NCO should be retained and given greater responsibility in their present grade. In making DA evaluations, what three factors are considered?
Army requirements
Qualifications
Duty performance
What is the basic structure of the ERS?
Allows the rater to give shape and direction to the rated officer or non-commissioned officer’s performance.
Provide...
What is the ERS Process designed to do?
Identify the means and methods needed for developing people and leaders
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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
What Army Regulation prescribes the policies for completing evaluation reports that support the Evaluation Reporting System (ERS)? | AR 623-3 |
What does the Evaluation Reporting System (ERS) identify? | Soldiers who are best qualified for promotion and assignment to positions of greater responsibility |
Under the ERS a Soldier is evaluated on performance and potential. In this system, what three kinds of evaluations are given? | Duty School DA evaluations |
DA evaluations focus on an individual Soldier’s potential. They are judgments on their ability to perform at current and higher grades, and they are also made to judge whether an officer or NCO should be retained and given greater responsibility in their present grade. In making DA evaluations, what three factors are considered? | Army requirements Qualifications Duty performance |
What is the basic structure of the ERS? | Allows the rater to give shape and direction to the rated officer or non-commissioned officer’s performance. Provides a chain-of-command evaluation of a Soldier’s performance and potential. Allows the entire evaluation reporting process to be reviewed. |
What is the ERS Process designed to do? | Identify the means and methods needed for developing people and leaders |
What will a rating chain for an NCO consist of? | Rated NCO |
Can an NCO that is on a recommended list for promotion or frocked to one of the top three NCO grades (first sergeant (1SG), SGM, or CSM) and is serving in an authorized position for the new grade, rate any NCO under their supervision, if after the rater’s promotion he/she will be senior in pay grade or date of rank to the rated NCO? | Yes |
What is an NCOER? | Rating chain members use the DA Form 2166–8 (NCOER) to provide DA with performance and potential assessments of each rated NCO |
How many types of NCOERs are there? | Annual Change of Rater Relief for Cause Complete the Record 60 Day Rater Option 60 Day Senior Rater Option Temporary Duty, Special Duty or Compassionate Reassignment |
What is the minimum period of time for rater qualification? | 3 months |
What is the minimum period of time for senior rater qualifications? | 2 months |
When will a member of an allied force meet senior rater qualifications? | Never |
What is DA form 2166-9 series | NCO Evaluation Report |
What are some of the uses of an NCOER? | as a basis for such personnel actions as school selection, promotion, assignment, military occupational specialty (MOS) classification, command sergeant major (CSM) designation, and qualitative management. |
What is a rating scheme? | A rating scheme is the published rating chain of the NCO’s rating officials |
What is DA Form 2166–1A? | NCO Support Form |
What is the minimum time period before the initial counseling must be done? | Within 30 days of rating period |
The intitial counseling is slightly different than future counselings in that it primarily focuses on what areas? | Communicating performance standards to the rated NCO. It should specifically let the rated NCO know what is expected during the rating period. The rater shows the rated NCO the rating chain and a complete duty description, discusses the meaning of the values and responsibilities contained on the NCOER, and explains the standards for success. |
Who is the last individual to sign the NCOER? | Rated nco |
Does the rated NCOs signature mean that the rated NCO approve of the bullets / comment on the NCOER? | No it only verifies admin data |
Are NCOERs required for POWs? | No |
What are the parts of the NCOER? | Administrative Data |
What is the minimum period of time for the reviewer? | None,there is no minimum time required |
Are handwritten comments allowed on the NCOER? | No |
Will any references be made in an NCOER to an incomplete investigation (formal or informal) concerning a Soldier? | No |
Rating an NCO's fears, inner feelings, enthusiasm, and overall confidence falls into which Values/NCO Responsibility block? | Physical fitness & military bearing |
Is the use of the 2166-8-1 mandatory for counseling all NCOs in the ranks of CPL through CSM? | Yes |
Who receives an NCOER? | All NCO |
What annotation will be made on the NCOER for a NCO's performance as a member of a Court Martial? | None |
What NCOER is used upon the removal of an NCO from a ratable assignment based on the decision by a member of the NCO's chain of command? | Relief of cause |
What is the DA form 1059? | Service School Academic Evaluation Report |
Da form 1059 | evaluation report for military institutions |
What is the DA form 1059-1 for? | evaluation report for civilian institutions |
What is the primary function of the ERS? | to provide information to HQDA for use in making personnel management decisions. |